Alert Line NSTR. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. Screenshot from the video feed of a Ukrainian FPV drone attacking Russia’s Belaya airbase in the Irkutsk region, home to strategic aircraft including Tu-95 bombers. The attack was carried out by the SBU on June 1, 2025 (Video: SBU / Screenshot via X). Armed Conflict Open-Source Reporting on Global Conflict Ukrainian ‘Trojan Horse’ Drone Attack Damages $7 Billion Worth of Russian Heavy Bombers Ukraine’s Security...
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Alert Line NSTR. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. A screenshot from CCTV footage in the Sumy region shows the moment before a Russian ZALA Lancet explosive drone strikes a Ukrainian police checkpoint. (Photo via X) Armed Conflict Open-Source Reporting on Global Conflict Russian Lancet Drone Strike on Police Checkpoint in Ukraine’s Sumy Region Caught on CCTV A Russian Lancet drone strike targeted a police checkpoint in Ukraine’s Sumy region, injuring a Ukrainian...
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Alert Line NSTR. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. (Oleg Elkov / Shutterstock.com) Armed Conflict Open-Source Reporting on Global Conflict Massive Security Breach Reveals Details of Russian Nuclear Modernization Project Russia has been carrying out a large-scale modernization of its nuclear missile infrastructure for several years, according to leaked procurement documents cited by Danish investigative outlet Danwatch and Germany’s weekly news magazine Der...
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Alert Line NSTR. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. The Israeli "Iron Beam" Laser developed by Rafael during tests at the Negev desert in Mar. 2022 (Photo: Israel Defense Ministry) Armed Conflict Open-Source Reporting on Global Conflict Israel Confirms Use of New Iron Beam Laser Defense System to Down Hezbollah Drones Israel has confirmed that its air defense forces successfully used a prototype of its new Iron Beam laser system, known as "Magen Or" (Light Shield),...
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Alert Line NSTR. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid preparing to cross through the Karem Shalom crossing into Rafah, Southern Gaza in February, 2025 (Anas-Mohammed / Shutterstock.com) Armed Conflict Open-Source Reporting on Global Conflict Thousands of Palestinians Storm Newly Opened US-Backed Aid Site in Gaza Thousands of Palestinians overran a new food aid site in southern Gaza on Tuesday, just hours after it began operating....
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Alert Line NSTR. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. A graphic rendering of a Shahed-136 UAV (Geran-2) (Sergey Dzyuba / Shutterstock.com) Armed Conflict Open-Source Reporting on Global Conflict Ukraine’s Engineers Say Russia’s Shahed Drones Use AI and Telegram Bots to Steer Toward Targets Ukrainian engineers have found evidence that Russia is using Telegram to control drones in real time, The Economist reported on Sunday, citing Ukrainian engineers. According to the...
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Alert Line Just get through the day. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. An aerial view taken from a drone showing the destruction of northern Gaza in March, 2024 (ImageBank4u / Shutterstock.com) Armed Conflict Open-Source Reporting on Global Conflict Ukrainian Drones Hit Russian Migalovo Airbase in Tver Oblast Ukrainian long-range drones reportedly struck the Migalovo airbase near the Russian city of Tver, more than 500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, on...
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Alert Line NSTR. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. The Kachin Independence Army reportedly shot down a Myanmar Air Force Mi-17 helicopter near Bhamo using a fiber-optic quadcopter equipped with a high-explosive warhead (via X) Armed Conflict Open-Source Reporting on Global Conflict Myanmar Rebels Use FPV Drone to Down Mi-17 Military Helicopter A Myanmar military Mi-17 helicopter was downed on May 21 during a supply mission near Bhamo, Kachin State, in what is...
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Alert Line NSTR. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. NASA and Lockheed Martin publicly unveil the X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft at a ceremony in Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility (Image Credit: NASA/Steve Freeman) Armed Conflict Open-Source Reporting on Global Conflict Israeli Embassy Employees Shot and Killed Outside Jewish Museum in D.C. Police have charged a man with murder after he shot and killed two Israeli Embassy employees outside the Capital...
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